Beyond Intractability: A Free Knowledge Base on More Constructive Approaches to Destructive Conflict

Development and Conflict: Introduction
	Olympio Barbanti, who is a Brazilian economist talks about a new, 'softer,' view of development.
	Olympio Barbanti describes how development efforts have caused conflict in the Brazilian Amazon.
	Palestinian peacebuilder Mohammed Abu-Nimer suggests that dialogue is more effective if it is done in the context of development activities.

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Nonviolence means avoiding not only external physical violence but also internal violence of spirit. You not only refuse to shoot a man, but you refuse to hate him. -- Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Organizations Making Noteworthy Contributions to Efforts to Promote More Constructive Conflict

Karuna Center for Peacebuilding

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Interview With Mari Fitzduff
A leading peacebuilder from Northern Ireland, Mari talks about her work around the world transforming religious and ethnic conflicts.

Nobel Peace Prize Winners

George Catlett Marshall
Former Secretary of State and Defense for the United States, originator of the Marshall Plan, and 1953 Nobel Peace Laureate

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